M2.1 earthquake 5km SE of Carson, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 10, 1936, 6:17 PM GMT-8

UTC

1936-07-11 02:17:46 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.797° N, 118.243° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

295°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Wilmington, CaliforniaPopulation 52,000. Forecast3 kmNE
• Long Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 474,140. Forecast6 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast28 kmS

After

1. 2.44km SSW of Huntington Beach, CATue, Jul 14, 10:39 AM GMT-8 · 32955 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.123km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CASat, Jul 18, 3:58 AM GMT-8 · 32951 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.23km SSW of Fontana, CASun, Jul 19, 9:25 AM GMT-8 · 32950 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
4. 3.33km NNE of Glen Avon, CATue, Jul 21, 11:06 PM GMT-8 · 32947 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.712km SSE of Las Flores, CAThu, Jul 23, 2:31 PM GMT-8 · 32946 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
6. 3.15km NW of Newport Beach, CASat, Jul 25, 1:02 AM GMT-8 · 32944 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
7. 3.33km NNE of Good Hope, CASun, Aug 2, 12:07 AM GMT-8 · 32936 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.77km S of Chino Hills, CATue, Aug 11, 7:21 PM GMT-8 · 32926 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.35km W of Topanga, CAFri, Aug 14, 3:41 PM GMT-8 · 32924 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.22km NW of West Covina, CAThu, Aug 20, 1:29 PM GMT-8 · 32918 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.214km SW of Newport Beach, CAFri, Aug 21, 12:01 AM GMT-8 · 32917 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.010km W of Laguna Beach, CAFri, Aug 21, 1:56 AM GMT-8 · 32917 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
13. 3.77km SSE of Chino Hills, CAFri, Aug 21, 9:21 PM GMT-8 · 32916 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.46km ENE of Yorba Linda, CASat, Aug 22, 12:05 AM GMT-8 · 32916 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.37km NE of Castaic, CASun, Aug 23, 6:35 AM GMT-8 · 32915 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.54km SW of Castaic, CATue, Aug 25, 6:05 AM GMT-8 · 32913 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.17km NNW of Simi Valley, CATue, Aug 25, 6:07 AM GMT-8 · 32913 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.18km WSW of Dana Point, CATue, Aug 25, 5:41 PM GMT-8 · 32912 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.65km N of Valencia, CAWed, Aug 26, 1:19 PM GMT-8 · 32912 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.08km S of Malibu Beach, CAWed, Aug 26, 1:20 PM GMT-8 · 32912 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.96km SW of Calabasas, CAWed, Aug 26, 1:53 PM GMT-8 · 32912 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
22. 3.03km SW of Calabasas, CAWed, Aug 26, 2:17 PM GMT-8 · 32912 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 2.96km W of Topanga, CAWed, Aug 26, 2:51 PM GMT-8 · 32912 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.02km NNE of Seal Beach, CAFri, Aug 28, 4:20 PM GMT-8 · 32909 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.317km SSW of Malibu, CAMon, Aug 31, 11:09 PM GMT-8 · 32906 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
26. 2.124km SSW of Malibu, CAMon, Aug 31, 11:26 PM GMT-8 · 32906 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.72km SE of Los Alamitos, CATue, Sep 8, 4:55 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.63km NW of Rossmoor, CATue, Sep 8, 5:06 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.33km N of Seal Beach, CATue, Sep 8, 5:54 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.41km NNE of Seal Beach, CATue, Sep 8, 5:54 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
31. 3.52km N of Westminster, CATue, Sep 8, 5:54 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
32. 2.04km WNW of Rossmoor, CATue, Sep 8, 7:21 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
33. 1.91km NNE of Seal Beach, CATue, Sep 8, 10:05 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
34. 1.91km NNE of Seal Beach, CATue, Sep 8, 11:43 AM GMT-8 · 32899 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.13km SSE of Montclair, CATue, Sep 8, 5:46 PM GMT-8 · 32898 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 1.62km WNW of Aliso Viejo, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:17 AM GMT-8 · 32960 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.322km SSW of Malibu, CASun, Jul 5, 8:01 AM GMT-8 · 32964 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.14km WNW of Newport Beach, CASat, Jul 4, 5:52 PM GMT-8 · 32964 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 3.127km NW of Avalon, CATue, Jun 23, 1:03 PM GMT-8 · 32976 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.425km SSW of Newport Beach, CAMon, Jun 22, 5:42 PM GMT-8 · 32976 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.814km NE of Avalon, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:04 AM GMT-8 · 32988 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363701. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.